Inland Waterways Commission Formed for Study
A federal group led by Rep Burton of Ohio and Sen Newlands of Nevada held its first Washington meeting to plan a broad inquiry into river and harbor improvements. The panel includes Gen Mackenzie and Gifford Pinchot, with aims to inspect the Mississippi River Great Lakes and Missouri River waterways, plus water purity and inland systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rnland Waterways Commission
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Newlands
Nevada
W. 4. McGee
Megers
Newlands and
McGee
Senator Warner
Bmissouri
Ive Bankhead
Alabama
Gen.Mackenzie
Army
F. H. ‘Newell
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Herbert Smith
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Missouri
BUSSE
Wall Street Bond Theft Probe Advances
District Attorney Jerome reports progress in the Bond Street theft case involving the Trust Company of America. Oakleigh Thorne says the bank will recover only 140000 to cover brokers who held the stolen bonds as security. no bonds are missing. Arrests and disclosures remain restricted as authorities weigh a possible larger Wall Street conspiracy and future state’s evidence.
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Wall Street
District Attorney's Office
New York
Ofmerica
Tsat
Fim
Oakleigh Thorne
Trust Company
Hie Bank
Jerome
W. R. Douglass
Joan ‘Clark
M. Dennatt
Panic Averted by Roosevelt at Norfolk Exposition
President Roosevelt spoke at the Norfolk exposition grounds urging crowds to ease. he stood on a high table to be seen and heard. He warned of danger to women and children in front and praised Americans for caring for them. Cavalry was deployed when order briefly broke, averting possible casualties.
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Norfolk
Roosavelt
Grant
Suits Begun Against Western Roads in Chicago Federal Court
Eleven suits filed in United States district court accuse railroads including Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy of violating shipping laws by confining cattle in transit longer than the twenty eight hour limit at Union stock yards. Francis Murphy the temperance apostle retires at 71 from Los Angeles home reports he is nearly stone blind.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Rock Island
Pattile
Burlington and Quincy
United States District Court
United States
Sims
Chicago, Rock Island and
Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul
Murphy
Francis Murphy
Apostle of
Temperance
Los Angeles
Afurphy
Change of Venue in Murder Case Granted
Circuit Judge Creighton of Mt Carmel grants change of venue for the murder case of David Albert Kellems, indicted in the sheriff Compton case. Trial scheduled in White or Lawrence counties during the May term.
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Creighton
Mt. Carmel
David Albert Kellems
Compton
White
Lawrence
Fire devastates depots and summer homes across two states
A Minneapolis blaze destroyed the Wisconsin Central freight depot incurring about 100000 dollars in losses. Fire origin unknown. Separately a blaze at Lake Pleasant Mass destroyed 100 summer cottages and a summer hotel with total losses around 56009 dollars. Fire cause remains undetermined.
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Minneapolis
Wisconsin Central
Lake Pleasant
Mass
Sioux City Packers May Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule lists May games for the Sioux City Packers including matchups at Sioux City against Des Moines from May 6 to 9. The notes mention explosive mine disasters, Ezra Cornell centennial celebrations, a Des Moines Railway damages case, and Roosevelt era diplomacy references.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Packers
Sloux City
Des Moines
Wabash Train 27 Wreck Near Bridgeville Kills Two
A Wabash passenger train No. 27 left the rails near Bridgeville creek, plunging into Charitlecreek. Engineer Martet Boyd and fireman Frank McIsnacs died. about 100 passengers escaped with only minor injuries as the rear cars bore the impact after a new schedule had altered timings.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Sumataya
Bridgeville
Charitlere Creek
Martet Boyd
Rock Station
Frank Mclsnacs
Barberton
Shartiera Creek
Pittsburgonty
Boyd
McTsanes
Ecuador Elections Marred by Clashes as May Start
In Ecuador campaign for congressional elections beginning May 6, clashes erupt daily between government allies and Independents. In Quito Independents attack Alfari stas supporters, with several killed and many wounded, as troops restore order. A similar incident occurs at Guayaquil with injuries. The executive gains extraordinary powers amid expected heated contests.
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Ecuador
Quito
Alfaro
Guayaquil
Iowa Wedding Serenade Ends in Gunfire at Lovillia
A crowd of about forty serenaders gathered for Grace and Porter’s wedding in Lovillia. Bride’s father G W Wilson fired a double barreled shotgun into the crowd, wounding three seriously. Wilson, a local farmer, was arrested on attempted murder charges. he says he aimed to frighten the crowd and was firing over their heads.
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Sexents
Toa Pan
Lovillia
G. W. Wilson
Wilson
Urs Porter
Willigh
Tragic House Fire Claims Two Young Children
A mother left three children alone in a Mystle area home where a fire started after 9 am. Two sons, ages 4 and 18 months, died in the blaze while a 5 year old survived but in critical condition. The father is a miner and the mother was away with an older child when flames engulfed the house. Investigators suspect a child may have obtained matches.
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Walle
Charles Tratewell
Mystle
Zemstvo famine relief feeds over a million in Russia
Prince Lvoff, head of the zemstvo famine relief, reports scurvy and ergotized grain poisoning spreading across vast districts. The zemstvo feeds 1,066,000 people and urges rapid transfer of funds raised in America to accelerate aid.
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Prince Lvoff
Zemstvo Organization For
Russia
St. Petersburg
Zemstvo
America
Binger Hermann Cleared in Public Records Case
Land Commissioner Binger Hermann was acquitted of destroying public records after a twelve week trial. The verdict came after twenty one hours of jury deliberation with a scene of celebration in the court. Mulvihill to close 200 saloons near parks in St Louis under new distance rule.
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Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Hermann
United States
Baker
Thomas E. Mulvihill
St. Louis
Mulvihill
Bank cashier in Seymour suffers $200000 shortage uproars
Leroy Ware of the Furwers and Drovers Bank faces delirium and possible asylum after a $200000 shortage is exposed by State Bank Examiner Leland Windsor. Attorney filed attachment suits against Harlan Marsh and two others for over $90,000 in alleged withdrawals under pressure on Ware.
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Omedhel
Leroy Ware
Furwers and Drovers' Bank
Seymour
J. la. Tamilton
Ware
Leland Windsor
Aghinst
Harlan Marsh
Liveryman Tom Peet Dies After Altercation With City Marshal
Anamosa livery and feed barn proprietor Tom Peet died from injuries alleged to stem from a beating by City Marshal Matt Kenyon during a disturbance. Peet allegedly drew a knife when arrested, and Kenyon is said to have beaten him into submission. Kenyon resigned. Lee Peet appointed to fill the vacancy as an investigation begins.
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Tom Peet
Anamosa
Matt Kenyon
Kenyon
Peet
Kenyon Ins
Lee Peet Hen
Aged Ind Owner Detained After Jail Night in Waterloo
An 80 year old Clarksville investor spent a night in Waterloo city jail after wandering away from home. Friends notified. they offered a hotel but he slept in the jail. He was forcibly taken to the train to return home but threatened to come back and break into the jar. Physical restraint prevented further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
Clarksville
Waterloo City
Waterloo
Union Committee Mulls Sanatorium for Aged Miners Near Dex Moines
A seven member committee of the United Mineworkers district considers establishing a miners home near the state fair grounds in Dex Moines. The panel includes a delegate from each sub district and union officers. Another site under review is a sanitarium east of Colfax.
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Loenta Institution
Dex Woolen
United Mineworkers of America
Tows Sanitarium
State Fair Grounds
Dex Moines
Colfax
Union of Missions adopts union call at Shanghai conference
A missionary conference in Shanghai adopted strong resolutions favoring a union of Protestant missions to boost effectiveness. The move aims to consolidate efforts across missions to expand outreach and support.
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Union of Missions
Shanghai
Protestant Church Missions
Tragic Candy Death Hits School Baseball Game
A 12 year old student died after choking on a piece of candy while playing catcher for the school baseball team. A professor urged aid but he swallowed the candy and collapsed a few blocks away. The incident prompted safety mentions in the weekly crop bulletin.
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Masehall
Heroic boy saves sister from grass fire tragedy claims life
Roy Moon of Knoxville, eight, saved his six year old sister from a prairie fire that swept through a meadow. He beat out flames with bare hands but the girl died hours later. The father rushed them to the house as he screamed in agony.
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Wirt
Genna
Hattling
Times
Roy Moon
Knoxville
BI Moon
Loy
Fee
Arma
Ne Ho
Bank Auditor Finds $10,000 Shortage at Farmers Traders Bank
State Auditor Carroll inspected Farmers’ Traders State Bank in Seymour and found a $10,000 shortage. Cashier Leroy Ware confessed and turned himself over to the sheriff in Corydon. Ware reportedly attempted suicide. Aaron Ryvany, bank president, says the bank can resume business. the bank’s capital is $800 and deposits were $100,087 in January.
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Seymour Hank O
Winvacit
Carroll
Seymour
State Bank
Winsor
Leroy Ware
Corydon
Himnolf
Ita
Ware J
Aaron Ryvany
Men Meet Awful Duath In Council Bluffs Yards
Two railroad workers died in separate yard incidents at Council Bluffs. William Turney, a Rock Island switchman, was killed when he tripped on a guard rail and was run down by a waving engine. A. Tilman, helper at the Wabash roundhouse, fell from a moving tender and was crushed by wheels. he died before aid could arrive.
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Wilam Burns
Englee
Council Bluffs
Willian
Rock Estland
A. Tilman
Wabash Roundhouse
Youth Court Case Involving James Maton And Catherine Hohmann
In Junction Fal to Halt Meeting of Des Moines Couple James Maton was brought to Des Moines to answer a charge of violating a December injunction prohibiting molesting or annoying Catherine Hohmann. He testified they met after the order and that meetings were at her request and he gave her a diamond ring. He refused to allow a letter to be read. Catherine Hohmann said she was not prosecuting to spite her parents, but because of feelings for him.
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Junction Falta
Dea Moines
James Maton
Tea Moines
Mowe
Misa Catherine Hohmann
Man Dies of Heart Failure After Gambling Win
In South Omaha at a Cornell Bits gambling house, Harry W. Sachin engine foreman in Turtington swivel yards, collapsed and died of heart failure after staking $5 and winning $175. Witnesses recall his defiant shout Can it in.
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Lownan
Harry W. Sachin
Turtington
Omaha
Davenport Sponge Case Debates 50000 Suit Over Death
Davenport jurors heard a lengthy trial over a sponge related death after an appendectomy. Doctors A. Ta. Hagebock and J. J. Haller faced a $50,000 suit alleging negligence. The jury, discharged after twenty four hours, saw the plaintiff favored 11 to 1.
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Stats Nody
Davenport
A. Ta. Hagebock
J. J. Haller
To- Hannes Arp
Aarmen
Davenort
New York Faces Vast Engineering Push for Water Supply
The report outlines massive New York projects totaling over 200 million, including subway expansions, bridges, tunnels, and a city water supply system. It notes planned and proposed works, with thousands of engineers at work on sites from Pennsylvanian to Hudson valley tunnels, totalling hundreds of millions in cost.
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New York
New
Koo
Mary
Agatenite
Ambros
New York City
Ciutskills
Enero Dama
Tudson
Unions See Rapid Membership Growth and Walkouts Across Regions
Tourneymen in Palo Alto organize amid rising union membership across several states. San Francisco area votes to strike May 1 with 60 thousand workers involved demanding an eight hour day. Other notes discuss wage talks, new scales, and efforts to form permanent bodies for labor issues.
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Tullora
Palo Alto
Cal
Unemnehitists
New Thalenx
Minnesoty Suite Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Sion
Frott Trades: Council
Chlenge
Bern
Boilifiag Minasers
Tom Sultimittel
Tventy
United Uniters of
North America
Union Barbers
Chiklitl
Calla
Hokses
International Union
Tl Poutere
Billora
Uuonumn
Musicians’ Union of Cincinnati
Chilo
Chhetnnati Orchester Ask
Busland
Mintierpolis
St. Paatt
Peruna Believer Praises Spring Catarrh Remedy
Letter from Hui Hayden and others extols Peruna for catarrh relief. Testimonials claim rapid improvement within days and renewed health after using the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serita
Lesider
Patiern
Legislation for Effect and Renomination in Congress
A Cleveland Leader excerpt analyzes how much of Congress during the Fidey-eighth session focused on public measures versus private bills. It argues many efforts served politics at home, not broad policy, with river and harbor projects cited as common tactics to influence voters. A satirical dialogue mocks self-serving tactics and committee theater.
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Tiluetity Party
le Coun
Congress
Specons Magazine
Miscellany Message From a Curious Correspondent
A fragmented fan letter mentions advising a person named Miya Tartan-Archle Feathertop to vacation in the Swiss region. The writer jokes about possible harm to another unnamed figure, addressing the addressee as dear in a playful yet troubling line.
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Miya Tartan
Archle Feathertop
Fragmentary 18th century style lines reveal cryptic dialogue
The readable garbled text shows scattered phrases about love at Catesby and a stormy scene with a tense exchange. Names and clear actions are scarce, leaving a puzzling, incomplete snippet from a historical page.
Manifold Fragments Warn Of Delayed Play Plans
Fragmentary OCR yields quirky lines about plans and delays with scattered names and phrases. The readable bits hint at a discussion of schedules and perhaps a pun on a will and away, suggesting a theatrical or event context with uncertain timing.
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Pedenat
Negins
AN -Wasrington
Coughlin
Ild
Coushiin
Unis
Couglin
Martin Brown
Temple Court
Mines Central
Steal
Illinois
Aled
Circuit Court
la Salle County
Illinois Central Railroad
Central
Hu- Hois Supreme Court
Orig “Wal
France
Paria
U Hagerman
Herbert J. Hagerman
New Mexico
Gov. Hagerman
Uva
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Willl
Glave
Clay
Eton Phillips
Cassius M. Clay
Kentucky
Sedalia
Tnds
Ball Lake Cry
Cfurts
Citizens' Committee
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Ely
A. Truswith Peabody
DY Roosevelt
Morgan Blope
Black Diamond
Wanh
Cornell
Cornell University
Ezra Cornell
Des Moines City Railway Company
Lulu Kern
Vern Kern
Stoonevelt
Jeacemaker
Troosevelt
ENGIN
Iowa
Cvashien
HY Thes
Wich
Will
Mineils
Odessa
KauJbara
Calbuco
Hugue
Big Lawn
Transvaal
Gen
Botha
Rand
London
Transveal
Mulferk Dent
Rufus 3. Bullock
Georgia
Albion
the Americas Club
Ulyeres B. Grant
Secretary of Agriculture
Sime Wilean
Michigan Congress
Dr. Mekerma
Holland
Mich
Sy Millam Alden Smith
United Blules
Parnern
Farmere
Onte
Worley
J. St. Suze Ange
Susthnm
Casiter
Scoris Couwhs
Muncatine
Yirjk Erikson
Wickering
Frank $. Weigley
Tama
Thornton & Potters
Wartledt
Joseph Adams
Moorehead
Dubuque
Charles Corned
Ariington
Hik
Juntos
Amazeg the World
Katina
Tangata
New York Central
York
Sanaller
Iperuna
Afra
PY Lawler
Pinsburg
Bun
Perrin
Miss Dona Hayden
Afrail
Firat
Dhev
Kansas
Catesby Mary
Tox
Tiv
Mothley
Detril Brea
Quiele Lee Daxbeineft
Olla
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